Program coordinator

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Dr Ian White lectured in Visual Communication and Graphic Design at both Townsville College of TAFE (1982–92) and James Cook University (JCU) from 1992–2001. He was awarded the 1987 Ruth Atkinson Memorial Prize for Excellence in Scholarship at JCU and the DEVET Award for Outstanding Contribution to Employment, Education and Training in 1990.

Dr White also successfully ran a private design studio until 2000 and assumed responsibility for the Graphic Design program within the Bachelor of Visual Arts program at JCU in 1994. Following several revisions of the degree program to maintain technological and industry relevance, Dr White proposed and became responsible for the creation and introduction of a dedicated, digitally oriented Graphic Design / Illustration / Visual Communication degree program, which was launched as the Bachelor of Communication Design (BCD) in 1999.

Dr White commenced at USC in July 2001 as Area of Study coordinator for the Art and Design program and oversaw the program's first review in 2006. He is currently program coordinator for the Bachelor of Design and Marketing. Dr White is a member of the University Learning and Teaching Committee and is active in postgraduate research supervision. He has also acted as an external thesis examiner for a number of Australian universities and is a member of the review panel for the annual Ideasondesign research conference.

Potential research projects for HDR and Honours students

As principal supervisor, Dr White has successfully supervised nine HDR completions to date at Master's and Doctoral levels and currently has three under examination. Topics have included:

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